| I know- me too! I am a little surprised that the article is mentioning full on pearls, though- I would think that these concretions would be of the Mabe type...
It really only makes sense that this new culturing technique should make an appearance in the pearliculture world though, the recent leaps and bounds of progress that has been made in culturing even the Abalone Mabe pearl (Eyris, New Zealand) from single-shelled gastropods has surely paved the way for the Melo Melo and the Conch! |